Reviews • Birb from not Canada

A solid ride in general, and surprisingly intense. The permanent single-train operations certainly hurt capacity, but the nightride is great in return...

A solid ride in general, and surprisingly intense. The permanent single-train operations certainly hurt capacity, but the nightride is great in return.

Reaaaalllly long and fun, with some good launches to boot. They should've kept the trees and onboard audio, those probably could have elevated it for ...

Reaaaalllly long and fun, with some good launches to boot. They should've kept the trees and onboard audio, those probably could have elevated it for me.

A pure fun family coaster with two surprisingly good launches, nice theming, and a decent layout. The backwards section is also a cool inclusion, and ...

A pure fun family coaster with two surprisingly good launches, nice theming, and a decent layout. The backwards section is also a cool inclusion, and the station is neat.

A really good family coaster, even with the immense jank. All the little drops have decent airtime, and the ride is filled with amazing laterals. Coup...

A really good family coaster, even with the immense jank. All the little drops have decent airtime, and the ride is filled with amazing laterals. Couple that with the near-pitch darkness, and you have a pure fun coaster.

A really good family coaster, even with the immense jank. All the little drops have decent airtime, and the ride is filled with amazing laterals. Coup...

A really good family coaster, even with the immense jank. All the little drops have decent airtime, and the ride is filled with amazing laterals. Couple that with the near-pitch darkness, and you have a pure fun coaster.

Unnervingly smooth and really fun, with a solid launch and great theming. However, an hour wait might not feel worth it for a 45-second lightcycle adv...

Unnervingly smooth and really fun, with a solid launch and great theming. However, an hour wait might not feel worth it for a 45-second lightcycle adventure. The ARES overlay is really cool as well. I do think I prefer the original, but I appreciate them mixing things up.

Intense enough to give fairly consistent greyouts, and the launch into the blinding sun is great. B&M sitdown loopers (from my experience) tend to run...

Intense enough to give fairly consistent greyouts, and the launch into the blinding sun is great. B&M sitdown loopers (from my experience) tend to run rough, but also crazy fast. It is a bit rough after the retrack's 8th year, but the experience makes up for it.

An awesome family coaster, with cool theming, fun launches, the drop track, and a good finale with that drop down to the river. I never rode BBW, but ...

An awesome family coaster, with cool theming, fun launches, the drop track, and a good finale with that drop down to the river. I never rode BBW, but I wouldn’t doubt with this was a more than worthy replacement.

I personally just had one ride on this last summer in the front row, and it felt like being beat up in a random alleyway in Gotham while occasionally ...

I personally just had one ride on this last summer in the front row, and it felt like being beat up in a random alleyway in Gotham while occasionally having the sun blasted in my face. I'm sure it's actually great, but I just could not enjoy my one go on Batman.

How the heck did Fun Spot of all chains get this top tier RMC? It’s super well paced, super whippy, and super fun. The only possible con is that those...

How the heck did Fun Spot of all chains get this top tier RMC? It’s super well paced, super whippy, and super fun. The only possible con is that those last few bunnyhops make your legs feel broken, but it’s still a masterpiece.

As a full package, this is the best amusement ride ever. It has a really good queue and good on-ride theming. As a roller coaster, however, it isn’t *...

As a full package, this is the best amusement ride ever. It has a really good queue and good on-ride theming. As a roller coaster, however, it isn’t *quite* that perfect, as the first half is merely great, not spectacular. The second half, however is the best second half I’ve experienced, having a great launch, a great tophat, a great zero-g stall, a good twist-n-shout, a great speed hill, and the legendary mosasaurus roll. 11/10

A fun ride and a massive improvement over previous standups with a smoother ride, launch, and the cool aspect of the “seats” rising and falling. The r...

A fun ride and a massive improvement over previous standups with a smoother ride, launch, and the cool aspect of the “seats” rising and falling. The ride is a prototype, so it is a bit short and the operations aren’t great.

Pretty much the entire ride until the final lift is about as intense as rolling a shopping cart on gravel, but once you hit that final drop it gets we...

Pretty much the entire ride until the final lift is about as intense as rolling a shopping cart on gravel, but once you hit that final drop it gets weirdly okay.

It's an RMC, and it's super fun and intense. However, its great pacing is probably its downfall as Twisted Cyclone is SOOO short. It just leaves you w...

It's an RMC, and it's super fun and intense. However, its great pacing is probably its downfall as Twisted Cyclone is SOOO short. It just leaves you wanting way more than what little you get.

Objectively an awful ride, especially for a park like Universal. It’s rough, has bad capacity, and has tons of brake runs. However, this dang thing ma...

Objectively an awful ride, especially for a park like Universal. It’s rough, has bad capacity, and has tons of brake runs. However, this dang thing managed to be actually fun? It’s probably the music gimmick putting in work, but Rip Ride Rockit was the best in its park and I’ll miss it. Hopefully Intamin and Universal can make something that doesn’t depend on weirdness to be good.

Amazing floater, especially on the five-second hill with a killer first drop and a good soundtrack. I might be blinded by nostalgia (given this is my ...

Amazing floater, especially on the five-second hill with a killer first drop and a good soundtrack. I might be blinded by nostalgia (given this is my first hypercoaster), but this is still spectacular, and there’s nothing to complain about.

An actually good family coaster with a nice dark ride section, solid elements, a surprisingly punchy launch, and of course, penguins. There is a littl...

An actually good family coaster with a nice dark ride section, solid elements, a surprisingly punchy launch, and of course, penguins. There is a little bit of a rattle which doesn’t hurt the ride experience, but is a bit concerning.

Even if it's the roughest B&M Hyper and barely one at that, it's still a great ride and can give some minor greyouts on that helix turnaround and the ...

Even if it's the roughest B&M Hyper and barely one at that, it's still a great ride and can give some minor greyouts on that helix turnaround and the ending bunnyhills honestly give some ejector.

For a ride as long as this is, you might think I’m crazy for calling it too short. However, I say that it’s too short as each segment isn’t long enoug...

For a ride as long as this is, you might think I’m crazy for calling it too short. However, I say that it’s too short as each segment isn’t long enough to fully enjoy the gimmick it brings. Besides my nitpick, it’s a great family coaster with good theming for something outside of Universal or Disney and different every time due to the spinning.

A nice long ride through the Savanna with three launches, some solid airtime, and decent whip on the snaps over the river. There are a few dead spots,...

A nice long ride through the Savanna with three launches, some solid airtime, and decent whip on the snaps over the river. There are a few dead spots, but I honestly just see those as time to take in the view. Just watch out for the line, as most guests can’t get enough of this thing.

It’s a decent ride, with that fun launch though the station and some of Florida’s best hang time. Unfortunately, the decent layout is ruined by the tr...

It’s a decent ride, with that fun launch though the station and some of Florida’s best hang time. Unfortunately, the decent layout is ruined by the truly garbage trains. Those dang things are nigh impossible to get in quickly, and the shin guard makes it impossible to pull the lap bar all the way down. Add on the “comfort” collars, and the 5 minute wait for the 20 people ahead to ride doesn’t seem worth it.

I haven’t been on any other dive coasters, but this one’s great. You’ve got a great view on the lift-top turnaround, and a spectacular vertical dive 2...

I haven’t been on any other dive coasters, but this one’s great. You’ve got a great view on the lift-top turnaround, and a spectacular vertical dive 200 feet down. For Bush Gardens, the theming is pretty good, but nothing to write home about. Unfortunately, the ride is quite short, and not much outside of its two drops and the splashdown (when it works).

It's a B&M Hyper, with some solid airtime and good use of the river valleys below. When I rode it, it was December and the trees were beautiful on eve...

It's a B&M Hyper, with some solid airtime and good use of the river valleys below. When I rode it, it was December and the trees were beautiful on evening rides.